Comments on: The Difference Between Knowledge and Understanding http://www.grokdotcom.com/2008/01/17/genchi-genbutsu/ Marketing blog focused on marketing optimization, improving website conversion rates, search engine marketing, web analytics, word of mouth, etc. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:57:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mark Mackesy http://www.grokdotcom.com/2008/01/17/genchi-genbutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-469817 Mark Mackesy Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:05:22 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2008/01/17/genchi-genbutsu/#comment-469817 OK, at the time I'm writing this, Toyota is not yet the worlds largest auto company. Nitpicking, I'm sure, but it's interesting that an American website would be so quick to announce that GM has been knocked off it's perch. Isn't the real story here how great the Japanese auto industry's PR machine is? After all, the NY Times is practically a house organ for Toyota, Honda, etal. Now that's smart on the part of Japan, Inc. OK, at the time I’m writing this, Toyota is not yet the worlds largest auto company. Nitpicking, I’m sure, but it’s interesting that an American website would be so quick to announce that GM has been knocked off it’s perch.
Isn’t the real story here how great the Japanese auto industry’s PR machine is? After all, the NY Times is practically a house organ for Toyota, Honda, etal.
Now that’s smart on the part of Japan, Inc.

]]> By: Sayam Khan http://www.grokdotcom.com/2008/01/17/genchi-genbutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-462091 Sayam Khan Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:45:15 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2008/01/17/genchi-genbutsu/#comment-462091 Hi Holly, This was a very valuable post. A quick reminder to dig in deeper than just acquiring information (you tend to forget that during a fast-paced day). Thank you. Sayam. Hi Holly,
This was a very valuable post. A quick reminder to dig in deeper than just acquiring information (you tend to forget that during a fast-paced day).
Thank you.
Sayam.

]]> By: Robert Gorell http://www.grokdotcom.com/2008/01/17/genchi-genbutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-453416 Robert Gorell Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:06:21 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2008/01/17/genchi-genbutsu/#comment-453416 Thanks for pointing that out, Ralph. Not sure how I missed that. My apologies to our Japanese and Afghan readers. -Editor, GrokDotCom Thanks for pointing that out, Ralph. Not sure how I missed that.

My apologies to our Japanese and Afghan readers.

-Editor, GrokDotCom

]]> By: Ralph Bernstein http://www.grokdotcom.com/2008/01/17/genchi-genbutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-453404 Ralph Bernstein Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:40:50 +0000 http://www.grokdotcom.com/2008/01/17/genchi-genbutsu/#comment-453404 A bit of knowledge: Continuous improvement is Kaizen, not Karzai. A bit of knowledge: Continuous improvement is Kaizen, not Karzai.

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